We will not rest until every child has access to the great teachers, principals and public schools they deserve.

In October 2016, the National Association for the Advancement for Colored People (NAACP) adopted a resolution calling for a national moratorium on charter schools. On Wednesday, July 25, the NAACP released a report based upon public hearings held in seven cities regarding the proposed moratorium. In response, ConnCAN CEO Jennifer Alexander issued the…

State officials announced they were unable to reach an agreement on how to move forward with the state budget at the end of last week. As of midnight Friday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will now run the state by Executive Order. Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now CEO Jennifer Alexander released…

On Tuesday, May 9th, Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now (ConnCAN), hosted a panel discussion called, “Equitable Education: Why a Fair Funding System Matters,” during the annual meeting of the Connecticut State Missionary Baptist Convention. The panel brought state leaders and advocates together to discuss why Connecticut needs a fair funding…

U.S. News and World Report ranked Amistad Academy the #1 high school in Connecticut and #20 in the nation. What’s it like to attend Connecticut’s top high school? Achievement First sat down with AF Amistad High senior Diva to find out. What is your favorite thing about going to school at Amistad?…

Today, Republican legislators in the Connecticut General Assembly proposed a budget for FY 2018 and 2019, including several proposed changes to how the State of Connecticut funds K-12 public education. In response to the budget and its education funding proposals, Jennifer Alexander, CEO of the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now…

Members of the Appropriations Committee, Sen. Formica, Sen. Osten, Representative Walker and Representative Ziobron, thank you for the opportunity to speak to you. My name is Jennifer Alexander, I am the CEO of ConnCAN, a statewide non-profit organization that has spent more than a decade fighting to ensure that all…

Members of the Education Committee, Co-Chairs Rep. Fleischmann, Sen. Slossberg, Sen. Boucher and Ranking Member Rep. Lavielle, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. My name is Jennifer Alexander, I am the CEO of ConnCAN, a statewide non-profit organization that has spent the last decade fighting to…

On Monday, February 6, Governor Dannel P. Malloy held a press conference to announce his plans for a new school funding formula. ConnCAN CEO, Jennifer Alexander issued this statement: “We are encouraged that Governor Malloy is taking proactive measures to fix our state’s education funding formula this legislative session,…

New Haven, CT— Background: On Thursday, the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) released the first student growth results for the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBAC) from 2014-15 to 2015-16. The CSDE defines growth as a change in achievement score for a student between two or more points in time. The…

Faith leaders from congregations in New Haven and Bridgeport joined ConnCAN at New Haven’s Amistad Memorial today to call on the General Assembly to adopt a fair, equitable, and predictable funding formula by the end of the 2017 legislative session. “It is unacceptable that too many of Connecticut’s children, particularly those…